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Italy's Matteo Salvini joins Bannon's European populist group
Source: The Guardian
Italy's Matteo Salvini joins Bannon's European populist group
Interior minister pledges support to the Movement after meeting in Rome
Lorenzo Tondo
Sat 8 Sep 2018 14.07 BST Last modified on Sat 8 Sep 2018 15.45 BST
Matteo Salvini, Italy’s interior minister and populist leader, has met Steve Bannon and joined the anti-European establishment group, the Movement, founded by Donald Trump’s former chief strategist.
“He is in!” tweeted Mischaël Modrikamen, the Belgian politician and co-founder of the People’s party, who is also a member of Bannon’s group which unites Euroscepticand populist forces.
According to Italian media, Bannon has suggested the upcoming European elections in 2019 could open the way for new populist movements to fight the influence of the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron.
The meeting in Rome on Friday follows recent talks between Salvini and the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, another leader of European populism who shares an anti-migration stance.
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Interior minister pledges support to the Movement after meeting in Rome
Lorenzo Tondo
Sat 8 Sep 2018 14.07 BST Last modified on Sat 8 Sep 2018 15.45 BST
Matteo Salvini, Italy’s interior minister and populist leader, has met Steve Bannon and joined the anti-European establishment group, the Movement, founded by Donald Trump’s former chief strategist.
“He is in!” tweeted Mischaël Modrikamen, the Belgian politician and co-founder of the People’s party, who is also a member of Bannon’s group which unites Euroscepticand populist forces.
Mischaël Modrikamen
@modrikamen
Meeting this morning with Steve Bannon and Matteo Salvini. The Movement : He is in!
9:20 AM - Sep 7, 2018
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@modrikamen
Meeting this morning with Steve Bannon and Matteo Salvini. The Movement : He is in!
9:20 AM - Sep 7, 2018
37
38 people are talking about this
Link to tweet
According to Italian media, Bannon has suggested the upcoming European elections in 2019 could open the way for new populist movements to fight the influence of the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron.
The meeting in Rome on Friday follows recent talks between Salvini and the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, another leader of European populism who shares an anti-migration stance.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/08/italy-matteo-salvini-joins-steve-bannon-european-populist-group-movement
